Democrats continued to roll out A-list celebrities supporting Hillary Clinton, as actresses Lena Dunham and America Ferrera took the stage together on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
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And I’m America Ferrera, and according to Donald Trump, I’m probably a rapist.
Dunham similarly opted for a snarky introduction, invoking Trump’s derogatory comments toward women the crowd: “I’m Lena Dunham and, according to Donald Trump, I’m like a two”.
“Some of you know me from The Hunger Games, in which I play Effie Trinket – a cruel, out-of-touch reality TV star who wears insane wigs while delivering long-winded speeches to a violent dystopia”, she said.
Actor, Bryan Cranston speaks during a Airbnb Panel Discussion on Sharing Economy in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention.
Dunham: But America, you’re not Mexican. Ferrera replied, “And President Obama isn’t Kenyan, Lena, but that doesn’t stop Donald”.
“We feel the same way”, Ferrara responded. She was joined by “Superstore” star America Ferrera, who spoke of her Honduran parents and their struggles raising a family on meager salaries.
“I am profoundly grateful for the access and opportunity that exists in this extraordinary nation”, Ferrera said.
Dunham previously revealed that she was sexually assaulted while in college. “Donald Trump and his party think I should be punished for exercising my constitutional rights”. She said that Hillary Clinton has spent her career proving that she doesn’t see race or economic status “but our capacity to grow into thriving adults, capable of contributing great things to this country”.
She says her revolution looks like a “woman finally having a seat at the table – at the head of the table”.
She noted that when Clinton was first lady, she talked of how “women’s rights are human rights”.
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Ferrera said America can’t afford to see Trump’s vision come to be.
